Your Team - Why Do You Support Them?

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A few on here saying it doesn't matter where ya from and people are free to support who they want.

While that I is obviously true,I just can't see how you can be half as passionate about supporting a team that's from a place you're not!


And then for example,I choose to support Man U say.... I'm sat in Old Trafford and all the other United fans start singing "ya dirty Yorkshire bastards" towards the away end. How much of a cock would I feel coming from Yorkshire myself??? <whistle>
 
But you generally choose which team to support at an early age: 3, 4 or 5. At that time you haven't had a chance to build up any real civic pride or feeling of belonging to a place so choosing to support a team not of your locale isn't so difficult.

I know lots of Old Firm fans who weren't born or have ever lived in Glasgow and they are very passionate about their teams, perhaps too much so.
 
StereoTypist said:
But you generally choose which team to support at an early age: 3, 4 or 5. At that time you haven't had a chance to build up any real civic pride or feeling of belonging to a place so choosing to support a team not of your locale isn't so difficult.

I know lots of Old Firm fans who weren't born or have ever lived in Glasgow and they are very passionate about their teams, perhaps too much so.
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I was the same as any kid when I was younger..... my uncle used to take me to watch Wednesday 'n I always used to say I supported Man U when I was at junior school like everyone else because they were the best team at the time.

But when I got to the age where I started to take a proper interest in football and started going to games,I personally wouldn't have felt right choosing to follow any team other than Barnsley. It's where I'm from and proud to be from. Supporting anyone else just wouldn't feel right.
 
I support Gillingham for a few reasons, One I was born in Gillingham and two I was raised In a family who all support Gillingham and Three I love the style of football.
 
I once stopped for a **** in a service station in greater Manchester while travelling from Leeds to Liverpool so technacally that qualifies me to support Man United however I decided to stick with my home town club Bristol Rovers.

I am a ****<ok>
 
jerseymackem said:
Sunderland has a theatre, a river, an Olympic swimming pool, and the best looking stadium in the country (imo). Yes, Newcastle may be a larger city and attract more people, but Sunderland is home, I am and always will be proud to call myself a mackem.
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Aren't Sunderland also more recent winners of a trophy as well? Ian Porterfield in 1973?
 
StereoTypist said:
But you generally choose which team to support at an early age: 3, 4 or 5. At that time you haven't had a chance to build up any real civic pride or feeling of belonging to a place so choosing to support a team not of your locale isn't so difficult.

I know lots of Old Firm fans who weren't born or have ever lived in Glasgow and they are very passionate about their teams, perhaps too much so.
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Look **** off Junior. You have already admitted you are a glory hunter.
 
My family have always lived in London and I'm 3rd Generation Blues fan. Didn't have a choice, not that I would want one. Love my blues!!!
 
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